1813 – Former Church of St. Michael and John, Essex Quay, Dublin
Architect: John Taylor
The Catholic Church of Saints Michael and John on Exchange Street Lower, built in 1813, was gutted to make way for a tourism “experience”
Temple Bar
The historic Temple Bar area of Dublin City is bounded on the north by the river Liffey, to the east the old Houses of Parliament, to the west Fishamble Street and to the south Dame Street. During the 1960s and 1970s Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) acquired much of the area as the site of a major new urban bus centre. This plan was abandoned and the Irish government established Temple Bar Properties with the objective of development within the context of an architectural and cultural framework. A limited competition was held in 1991 for an architectural frame work and this was won by Group 91 Architects (a loose grouping of young architectural practices). As a result of the cultural framework many galleries, archives and exhibition spaces have been built in the area including the Irish Film Centre, a multimedia centre, the National Film Archives, the National Photographic Archives and a Cultural Centre for Children.
1878 – High Altar, SS. Michael & John’s Church, Dublin
Architect: John L. Robinson
The former Church of Saints Michael & John was built in 1813. Although the external fabric of the Church of SS.
1896 – Dolphin House, Essex Street, Dublin
Architect: J.J. O’Callaghan
Originally the Dolphin Hotel, a famous Dublin hostelry, this has now been converted to office space for the courts service.
1898 – 10 Anglesea Street, Dublin
Architect: L.A. McDonnell
A good example of the Queen Anne revival with an elaborate shop front.
1926 – ESB Substation, Bedford Row, Dublin
Architect: Vincent Kelly
Restrained building in International Modern manner, for Electricity Supply Board.
1977 – Central Bus Station, Temple Bar, Dublin
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
In the 1970s, Córas Iompair Éireann, the state transport company, bought up many buildings in central Temple Bar with a view to building a large modern central bus station on the site.
1994 – Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Temple Bar, Dublin
Architect: McCullough Mulvin
The original Temple Bar Studios were located in a former clothing factory. This purpose built premises contains thirty artist’s studios in a range of sizes (available for artists to rent) and the gallery.
1995 – Arthouse, Curved Street, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
The Arthouse building is sited on Dublin’s newest street – the imaginatively named Curved Street.
1995 – The Ark Children’s Centre, Eustace Street, Dublin
Architect: Shane O’Toole & Michael Kelly
The Ark is Europe’s first cultural centre for children and contains a gallery,
1996 – Gallery of Photography, Meetinghouse Square, Dublin
Architect: O’Donnell & Tuomey
The Irish Photography Centre contains three main elements – the Dublin Institute of Photography, the National Photographic Archives and the Gallery of Photography.
